Thursday, July 6, 2023

China Says U.S. Sending Military Equipment To Taiwan Is Raising Tensions

Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)  

Reuters: China Says It Resolutely Opposes US Military Sales to Taiwan 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China resolutely opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and has lodged stern representations to Washington, China's defence ministry said on Wednesday. 

 "The United States has ignored China's core concerns, violently interfered in China's internal affairs and deliberately pushed up tensions in the Taiwan Strait," spokesperson Tan Kefei said in a statement. 

The U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of ammunition and logistics support to Taiwan in two separate deals valued at up to $440 million, the Pentagon said last week. 

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Update: China accuses the US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment (AP)  

Update #2: China decries US approval of potential arms sales to Taiwan (China Daily). 

WNU Editor: China is clearly not happy with these US arms sales to Taiwan.

3 comments:

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  3. "Those North Virginia gated communities and property taxes ain't cheap.

    Best to socialize the costs and privatize the profits."

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    got to give the troll credit. The statement is somewhat observant and witty. While most people could have come up with the phrase or or remembered it, most dare not look.

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